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that one in cairo was a mob. then in libya, whether prip t e precipitated by the movie or the opportunity they took, there was a more organized attack, but they are not yet ready to say that it was a terror attack connected to al qaeda. they're just not sure. >> okay. so amidst all this, we have a presidential election under way. and 15 minutes before president obama was to make a statement in the rose garden, mitt romney held a news conference in jacksonville. and he doubled down on his criticism from the night before, attacking the president's handling of the situation overseas. romney blasted the administration over a statement released by the u.s. embassy in cairo which condemned religious intolerance. the embassy statement was released hours before the compound was raided in an effort to ease building tension over that anti-islamic video. but mitt romney accused the administration of apologizing for american principles of free speech. >> i also believe the administration was wrong to stand by a statement sym
that one in cairo was a mob. then in libya, whether prip t e precipitated by the movie or the opportunity they took, there was a more organized attack, but they are not yet ready to say that it was a terror attack connected to al qaeda. they're just not sure. >> okay. so amidst all this, we have a presidential election under way. and 15 minutes before president obama was to make a statement in the rose garden, mitt romney held a news conference in jacksonville. and he doubled down on his...
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cairo is one of the historical centers of the arab world. we don't have a good reading on where these guys are going, the muslim brotherhood. i'm not sure they necessarily do. we don't know how much to take literally what they say and write. they've got their internal politics, the party, the government. there's issues between them and other forces in egypt. they came into government fairly narrowly. but they're clearly trying to deepen their base. so everyone's watching really closely what they're doing with the rewriting of egypt's constitution, how these people want to consolidate power. what they say in the middle east, it's one thing to win an election. that's the easy part. are they willing to lose an election, to set up a political dynamic where there's a level playing field? i don't think we know the answer. >> whenever we're talking israel and hamas, you have to think about iran and its role. some of the long-range missile sites they bombed yesterday in those 50 strikes had bombs supplied by iran. how do they figure into this whole
cairo is one of the historical centers of the arab world. we don't have a good reading on where these guys are going, the muslim brotherhood. i'm not sure they necessarily do. we don't know how much to take literally what they say and write. they've got their internal politics, the party, the government. there's issues between them and other forces in egypt. they came into government fairly narrowly. but they're clearly trying to deepen their base. so everyone's watching really closely what...
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people should never forget this is, according to a third of the arab world, and cairo is one of the great centers of the islamic world. what happened here is repercussions that go far beyond the borders. >> no doubt about it they are the leader of the arab world. mika, also fascinating just to look at what's going on to see that the army, which has always been such a powerful force in egypt, standing on the sidelines. >> well, we also have -- >> not getting involved. >> right. we also have a crisis brewing in syria with the assad regime growing increasingly desperate. intelligence reports indicate that a chemical attack against his own people could be imminent. even russia, syria's most powerful ally, is alarmed. their foreign minister met yesterday with secretary of state hillary clinton discussing the possibility of a syria. damascus' airport a target warning civilians and airlines not to approach it. richard, we're looking at russia. if they are, in fact, coming close, it's over. he's done. >> that's the beginning of the end. i think that's finally in play. succeeded kofi annan and try
people should never forget this is, according to a third of the arab world, and cairo is one of the great centers of the islamic world. what happened here is repercussions that go far beyond the borders. >> no doubt about it they are the leader of the arab world. mika, also fascinating just to look at what's going on to see that the army, which has always been such a powerful force in egypt, standing on the sidelines. >> well, we also have -- >> not getting involved. >>...
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back to you. >> nbc's jim maceda live in cairo. thank you, jim. >>> so coming off the political conventions, we do have some updates for you on the polls. president obama is leading mitt romney in three key battleground states. the president has a five-point lead over romney in virginia and florida. and in ohio, his lead is up to seven points. >> and of course, john heilmann, these are all states that george w. bush won in 2004. virginia's a little wider than we could have expected. florida, a five-point lead in such a conservative state. this late in the game with few undecided voters is really telling. but the ohio number, again, continues to be -- >> devastating. >> -- the dagger in the romney campaign's heart if they can't -- if they can't pull that out and make that a closer race. seven points in ohio is devastating. the right track/wrong tracks in these states, all much better than they are in the rest of america. in ohio, the right track, 45% of ohio voters think that the country's headed in the right direction. >> look at t
back to you. >> nbc's jim maceda live in cairo. thank you, jim. >>> so coming off the political conventions, we do have some updates for you on the polls. president obama is leading mitt romney in three key battleground states. the president has a five-point lead over romney in virginia and florida. and in ohio, his lead is up to seven points. >> and of course, john heilmann, these are all states that george w. bush won in 2004. virginia's a little wider than we could have...
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cairo, islamabad and libya. they are all over the place. where are they not? they are everywhere. 3700 properties in 74 countries. a few untapped markets, but not many. >> behind closed doors at marriott. premiers 9:00 eastern on specific times. scott wapner, thank you very much. great to have on the show. we'll be right back with the best of late night. ♪ i am the ghost of cookies past. residue. so gross. well you didn't use new pam, so it looks like you're "stuck" with me. [ female announcer ] bargain brand cooking spray leaves annoying residue. that's why there's new pam. darrell hasn't been able to visit his mom back east in a long time. [ mom ] things are sometimes a little tight. i wasn't able to go to the wedding. [ emily jo ] since darrell couldn't get home, we decided to bring home to him and then just gave him a little bit of help finding his way. ♪ [ laughs ] [ applause ] i love you. i love you. [ male announcer ] get together at the rekindle share event. buy one holiday drink, get one free this thursday through sunday. military families face, w
cairo, islamabad and libya. they are all over the place. where are they not? they are everywhere. 3700 properties in 74 countries. a few untapped markets, but not many. >> behind closed doors at marriott. premiers 9:00 eastern on specific times. scott wapner, thank you very much. great to have on the show. we'll be right back with the best of late night. ♪ i am the ghost of cookies past. residue. so gross. well you didn't use new pam, so it looks like you're "stuck" with me. [...
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. >> we basically have a new ring of uncertainty from cairo to damascus throughout the middle east. >> cairo is worried about what's going to happen to egypt, civil war in syria, uncertainty in jordan, hezbollah and lebanon. in egypt this is the showdown. it's happening quicker than people thought but this marriage of convenience is not going to last. the muslim brotherhood will force the confrontation, bring people out into tahrir square and into the streets. the think the military will back down. i think we're moving towards the era where the muslim brotherhood has much more control not just over a presidency but over the parliament and over the courts. so i think we're going to find out ultimately what's the nature of muslim brotherhood rule, sooner than we thought. >> if you look the israel's defens defenses. the centerpiece has been that the egyptians would be a partner in securing that enormous border with israel. they just assume the egyptian army is their partner and for the first time in over 30 years, israeli decision makers and power makers are waiting to learn who is going
. >> we basically have a new ring of uncertainty from cairo to damascus throughout the middle east. >> cairo is worried about what's going to happen to egypt, civil war in syria, uncertainty in jordan, hezbollah and lebanon. in egypt this is the showdown. it's happening quicker than people thought but this marriage of convenience is not going to last. the muslim brotherhood will force the confrontation, bring people out into tahrir square and into the streets. the think the military...
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when it failed, he could -- >> soccer moms in cairo loved him. >> fair enough. he got sanctions to work. in a sense he pursued bush agenda on iran and north korea than bush himself. >> saying i want to extend my hand to iran and then seeing how brutal they were, these sanctions, are they tougher than anything george w. bush got? >> they say they are pushing iran into a corner. >> what do you think? >> i think it would be good in china buys some iranian oil. we don't want china to increase. we don't want them to cut it off. if iran feels there's no reason to hold back, it may not hold back. we start seeing mining of waterways and that kind of thing could go up. >> are the iranians getting nervous now for possibly first time that you actually have the ayatollah coming out saying we welcome president obama overtures? you don't hear that a lot on friday prayers. >> we have forced them to a decision point in a way that you have to give the administration credit for i think. doesn't mean they'll make the right decision. there is scary potential decisions they could ma
when it failed, he could -- >> soccer moms in cairo loved him. >> fair enough. he got sanctions to work. in a sense he pursued bush agenda on iran and north korea than bush himself. >> saying i want to extend my hand to iran and then seeing how brutal they were, these sanctions, are they tougher than anything george w. bush got? >> they say they are pushing iran into a corner. >> what do you think? >> i think it would be good in china buys some iranian oil....
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. >> we basically have a new ring of uncertainty from cairo to damascus throughout the middle east. >> cairo is worried about what's going to happen to egypt, civil war in syria, uncertainty in jordan, hezbollah and lebanon. in egypt this is the showdown. it's happening quicker than people thought but this marriage of convenience is not going to last. the muslim brotherhood will force the confrontation, bring people out into tahrir square and into the streets. the think the military will back down. i think we're moving towards the era where the muslim brotherhood has much more control not just over a presidency but over the parliament and over the courts. so i think we're going to find out ultimately what's the nature of muslim brotherhood rule, sooner than we thought. >> if you look the israel's defens defenses. the centerpiece has been that the egyptians would be a partner in securing that enormous border with israel. they just assume the egyptian army is their partner and for the first time in over 30 years, israeli decisions and power makers are waiting to learn who is going to be
. >> we basically have a new ring of uncertainty from cairo to damascus throughout the middle east. >> cairo is worried about what's going to happen to egypt, civil war in syria, uncertainty in jordan, hezbollah and lebanon. in egypt this is the showdown. it's happening quicker than people thought but this marriage of convenience is not going to last. the muslim brotherhood will force the confrontation, bring people out into tahrir square and into the streets. the think the military...
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almost a copycat of the demonstrations against our facility in cairo, which were prompted, of course, by the video. what we think then transpired in benghazi is that opportunistic extremist elements came to the consulate as this was unfolding. >> today congress is set to hold a hearing on the attack. it's expected to focus on potential security lapses at the compound and whether the administration originally down-played the link to terrorist elements. >> in "newsweek" this week we're talking about susan rice coming under fire. it seems, though, this story continues to evolve. the white house can't get the story straight. at first it was the video. then it was a spontaneous demonstration, and then it was a terror plot. now the state department has come out and said, it just all happened so fast. we had no idea. a month later they still can't tell us what happened. >> obviously, this is one of the difficulties of realtime news breaking and evolving before people really do know the answers, before they get all the right intelligence and clearly susan rice was speaking out before they had
almost a copycat of the demonstrations against our facility in cairo, which were prompted, of course, by the video. what we think then transpired in benghazi is that opportunistic extremist elements came to the consulate as this was unfolding. >> today congress is set to hold a hearing on the attack. it's expected to focus on potential security lapses at the compound and whether the administration originally down-played the link to terrorist elements. >> in "newsweek" this...
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. >> people aren't burning american flags in the streets of cairo. we've seen the arab spring for the most part move with its own force without u.s. intervention. i wonder if republicans as well as democrats are following the president's, quote, lead from behind idea that the united states isn't the first in and we aren't firing missiles off and aren't choosing sides and defending people. >> i think the bigger picture, the wariness to jump in and syria will bubble over, something will have to happen, some move has to be made, whether we call it desperate or not, and how many people we are losing. >> no doubt about it. our problem also is in all of these, melody, in these battles we don't know who the opposition is. we still don't know who gadhafi's opposition was. we still have no idea what's going to happen in egypt. if there were a clear-cut opposition in syria with a jeffersonian, you know, democracy, you know, promising to be in full bloom, then there's no doubt there would be more republicans and some democrats lining up saying this leader is sy
. >> people aren't burning american flags in the streets of cairo. we've seen the arab spring for the most part move with its own force without u.s. intervention. i wonder if republicans as well as democrats are following the president's, quote, lead from behind idea that the united states isn't the first in and we aren't firing missiles off and aren't choosing sides and defending people. >> i think the bigger picture, the wariness to jump in and syria will bubble over, something...
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>>> really surreal to see this part of cairo look like this. mubarak forces seem to be pulling back, they are running back. people are cheering. they are cheering as they retreat. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> this country should change. this is enough. enough playing games with us. we need freedom! >> that was a clip from "in tahrir square, 18 dives egypt's unfinished revolution." you can see it right now on hbo. here with us, the co-directors and producers of the documentary, emmy award-winning filmmakers john alpert and matt o'neil. thanks for being here this morning. >> thanks for having us on. >> tell us about the inspiration for this beyond the obvious, you saw a revolution happening on tv. how did you guys get together and go into egypt? >> this was a request. we got an e-mail from shelia neff.president of hbo documentaries, asking us to go to egypt. basically, egypt, question mark, in the middle of events. when shelia sends an e-mail, we are packing our bags and trying to buy our plane tickets as quickly as possible to get over the
>>> really surreal to see this part of cairo look like this. mubarak forces seem to be pulling back, they are running back. people are cheering. they are cheering as they retreat. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> this country should change. this is enough. enough playing games with us. we need freedom! >> that was a clip from "in tahrir square, 18 dives egypt's unfinished revolution." you can see it right now on hbo. here with us, the co-directors and producers...
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the day before those protests, there were more than 50 ceos led by the deputy secretary of state in cairo meeting with him and saying that he sounded like a western european leader, all really impressed with him. in his interview with "the new york times" that was published on sunday. he is really projecting that he is trying to -- and he knows that he needs the imf. he needs u.s. aid. he's trying to balance these forces. there's a lot of hope, actually, about what morsi represents. >> he's also narrow casting. the danger is, he's sending those messages to visiting businessmen and others, but he's obviously -- >> i think you'll see a different morsi this week in new york. >> yeah, but the question is what kind of a morsi we see back at home in cairo and whether he follows through or whether he still made the transition from muslim brotherhood -- >> that's republican criticism though of president obama that he has not followed up on the air ar spring individually with these countries, that he's not been effective enough in developing a policy for egypt, for libya. >> let's bring mark halpe
the day before those protests, there were more than 50 ceos led by the deputy secretary of state in cairo meeting with him and saying that he sounded like a western european leader, all really impressed with him. in his interview with "the new york times" that was published on sunday. he is really projecting that he is trying to -- and he knows that he needs the imf. he needs u.s. aid. he's trying to balance these forces. there's a lot of hope, actually, about what morsi represents....
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. >> people aren't burning american flags in the streets of cairo. we've seen the arab spring for the most part move with its own force without u.s. intervention. i wonder if republicans as well as democrats are following the president's, quote, lead from behind idea that the united states isn't the first in and we aren't firing missiles off and aren't choosing sides and defending people. >> i think the bigger picture, the wariness to jump in and syria will bubble over, something will have to happen, some move has to be made, whether we call it desperate or not, and how many people we are losing. >> no doubt about it. our problem also is in all of these, melody, in these battles we don't know who the opposition is. we still don't know who gadhafi's opposition was. we still have no idea what's going to happen in egypt. if there were a clear-cut opposition in syria with a jeffersonianyou know, democracy, you know, promising to be in full bloom, then there's no doubt there would be more republicans and some democrats lining up saying this leader is syri
. >> people aren't burning american flags in the streets of cairo. we've seen the arab spring for the most part move with its own force without u.s. intervention. i wonder if republicans as well as democrats are following the president's, quote, lead from behind idea that the united states isn't the first in and we aren't firing missiles off and aren't choosing sides and defending people. >> i think the bigger picture, the wariness to jump in and syria will bubble over, something...
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david's friday piece was on our man in cairo, and he wrote in part, this. "how did washington become the best friend of the muslim brotherhood in egypt, even as president mohamed morsi was asserting dictatorial powers and his followers were beating up secular liberals in the streets of cairo? when assessing the turbulent events in the arab world, we should remind ourselves that we're witnessing a revolution that may take decades to produce a stable outcome, with the outcome so hard to predict, it's a mistake to make big bets on any particular player. america will help the arab world through this turmoil if it states clearly that u.s. policy is guided by its interests and values, not by transient alliances and friendships. if morsi wants to be treated as a democratic leader, he will have to act like one." and david, i guess we can begin with that question. will he ultimately? can he? and are these fluctuations expected? >> morsi did something that's, in hindsight, a very stupid move. on november 22nd, he announced that he was no longer subject to review by t
david's friday piece was on our man in cairo, and he wrote in part, this. "how did washington become the best friend of the muslim brotherhood in egypt, even as president mohamed morsi was asserting dictatorial powers and his followers were beating up secular liberals in the streets of cairo? when assessing the turbulent events in the arab world, we should remind ourselves that we're witnessing a revolution that may take decades to produce a stable outcome, with the outcome so hard to...
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this is in downtown cairo. and it is an ongoing story of not only the arab awakening but the problems that still persist and perhaps even fester. what is happening there and across the middle east. in the fall of 2010, he anonymously launched a facebook page to protest the death of one egyptian man at the hands of security forces. that page was the -- he is now the author of the memoir "revolution 2.0," the power of the people is greater than the people in power. and it is quite an honor to have you on the show this morning. we're going to watch these live pictures of unrest ensuing before our eyes. and you know the value of social media probably more than anybody on the face of the earth. fair enough to say? >> well -- i actually think that i'm just a very ordinary person and away from all this hype, i believe that i went through a very ordinary experience. and the reason i wrote the book was to basically tell that story and hoping that by sharing this experience others would look at it and -- and benefit from
this is in downtown cairo. and it is an ongoing story of not only the arab awakening but the problems that still persist and perhaps even fester. what is happening there and across the middle east. in the fall of 2010, he anonymously launched a facebook page to protest the death of one egyptian man at the hands of security forces. that page was the -- he is now the author of the memoir "revolution 2.0," the power of the people is greater than the people in power. and it is quite an...
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. >> jon meacham, we had a few weeks ago bob cairo on talking about lbj, and of course going back to what lyndon johnson did in 1957, where he took a step away from the southern segregationists and decided to pass a civil rights bill through the united states senate. matt by yesterday with the times said this was not a johnsonian moment, in fact it looked quite weak. historically, do you agree with matt by? do you agree with what sam stein said? how significant is it for barack obama to come out and say that he supports gay marriage, despite the fact that he says i'm going to allow states to ban it, despite the fact he said something that we all knew before he talked to robin roberts? >> well, it's not 1957, and it's not by far obviously '64 or '65 where you had federal legislation undoing jim crow and remarkably strong barriers to racial justice. those achievements are not within hailing distance of this. because what the president did was make a rhetorical statement that he -- i think sam has a good point. this is important to a lot of americans. and it signals the president's supp
. >> jon meacham, we had a few weeks ago bob cairo on talking about lbj, and of course going back to what lyndon johnson did in 1957, where he took a step away from the southern segregationists and decided to pass a civil rights bill through the united states senate. matt by yesterday with the times said this was not a johnsonian moment, in fact it looked quite weak. historically, do you agree with matt by? do you agree with what sam stein said? how significant is it for barack obama to...
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cairo is the great city of the arab world. what happens in egypt doesn't stay in egypt and what we had was a political coup. the stream council of the armed forces, somewhat behind the scenes trying to manipulate things, went out, dissolved parliament and tried to throw all of its weight behind ahmed shah feek, the former prime minister. >> looked like the muslim brother load whood was on the ca huge victory, going to change egypt. this is a battle between secular elites and liberals, muslims and democracy right advocates. it's been going on for a long time. >> they're in a distant third. a struggle between the political military elite that ran egypt three decades and muslim brotherhood, the most powerful political force. this won't last, every time the military acts they back down when there's popular protest. it's only a matter of time before people come out in the street. >> you think so? >> yes, sir. >> we shall see. mika, let's go to politics in america. >> we're going to get back to egypt -- >> back and forth, gibber and
cairo is the great city of the arab world. what happens in egypt doesn't stay in egypt and what we had was a political coup. the stream council of the armed forces, somewhat behind the scenes trying to manipulate things, went out, dissolved parliament and tried to throw all of its weight behind ahmed shah feek, the former prime minister. >> looked like the muslim brother load whood was on the ca huge victory, going to change egypt. this is a battle between secular elites and liberals,...
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it was met by widespread celebrations in cairo's tahrir square. he was trained as an emergency and becomes the first elected in islamic head of state. he took in 52% of the vote and the transition faces significant hurdles between long standing tensions between the muslim brotherhood and new rulers. they seize new control and limited the breech of presidential power. >> what's the import of this. >> the military and egypt decided they couldn't have a confrontation. they department want to be faced with the choice of backing down or killing people. as mik adjust said, there is no constitution and no parliament and stripped the presidency of the power. >> how much power by the end of the day? >> by the end of the day, they have a lot. this sets the stage between the military and the muslim brotherhood. overtime i would put my bet with the muslim brotherhood. this is a long way to play out and there is a showdown between the brotherhood and the military. sooner or later that showdown will be resolved and we will find out, what is the muslim brotherho
it was met by widespread celebrations in cairo's tahrir square. he was trained as an emergency and becomes the first elected in islamic head of state. he took in 52% of the vote and the transition faces significant hurdles between long standing tensions between the muslim brotherhood and new rulers. they seize new control and limited the breech of presidential power. >> what's the import of this. >> the military and egypt decided they couldn't have a confrontation. they department...
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you're a young arab sitting in cairo, you're watching those chinese olympics, and you'd be saying to yourself, we couldn't do that in 20 years. and that's what's so much behind the anger, the humiliation. but what we've got to do, i think where we can make a contribution is we've got to get out of the business of selling these people arms. we gave another $1.3 billion in arms to egypt, a country where 56% of the women can't read, okay? and we've got to get into the business of partnering with them, partnering with them for how to build schools, how to build the tools so the young people can thrive in the modern world and not feel that anger and humiliation. >> chuck todd, i'm wondering if you look at the press clips that keep coming out, and you look at the conservatives that keep going after mitt romney. i'm seeing peggy noonan today saying that she had called the romney campaign incompetent but only because i was being polite. i really meant, quote, rolling calamity. and by the way, it is a rolling calamity. because there are a lot of us that see, with this rolling calamity, not on
you're a young arab sitting in cairo, you're watching those chinese olympics, and you'd be saying to yourself, we couldn't do that in 20 years. and that's what's so much behind the anger, the humiliation. but what we've got to do, i think where we can make a contribution is we've got to get out of the business of selling these people arms. we gave another $1.3 billion in arms to egypt, a country where 56% of the women can't read, okay? and we've got to get into the business of partnering with...
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and as you just indicated, sitting in coffee shops, talking to people in cairo or damascus or tripoli. he would give the reader a sense of what the larger, more dangerous world was all about. and before he wrote for consumers of news, whether it was for "the globe" or the "washington post" or the "new york times," he would do something that i think too few people in our business do nowadays because of the pressures of the web, he would sit and think about what he wrote before he provided what he saw and heard to readers of anthony shadid's reporting. >> well, you put it just right, mike, he was a craftsman. i used to love to see in these far away war zones where life was often very difficult, he would be meticulous in organizing his desk and laying out the tools. he never liked to be rushed. and he wanted to paint on a larger canvas. the era of the instant opinion. the instant snapshot photograph, disposable as the moment itself, and he refused to do that. he liked to write long, he liked to write 1,000 words or more, which is practically a novel in the newspaper business. but he insi
and as you just indicated, sitting in coffee shops, talking to people in cairo or damascus or tripoli. he would give the reader a sense of what the larger, more dangerous world was all about. and before he wrote for consumers of news, whether it was for "the globe" or the "washington post" or the "new york times," he would do something that i think too few people in our business do nowadays because of the pressures of the web, he would sit and think about what he...
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she met palestinian president abbas earlier this morning and will sit down with egypt's president in cairo. we'll be following that as well. >>> all right. coming up on "morning joe" -- former national security adviser dr. brzezinski. hardball's chris mathews, dan senor back on the show, and actor john o'hurley will be here with two special guests to preview thursday's popular national dog show. up next, mike allen with this morning's politico playbook. but first, bill karins with a check on the forecast. >> good wednesday pomonk to you. busy travel day. the last thing we needed was a large area of the country with heavy fog. i expect significant problems in the midwest. the northeast, clouds are moving out, just like yesterday in many areas. no travel concerns whatsoever for all of the busy i-95 cities. airports are off to a good start and they should remain that way during the day. of course be there can be some volume issues because of so many people. that's about it. nice forecast and the winds should remain light. your flight should be a relatively uneventful flight in the eastern sea
she met palestinian president abbas earlier this morning and will sit down with egypt's president in cairo. we'll be following that as well. >>> all right. coming up on "morning joe" -- former national security adviser dr. brzezinski. hardball's chris mathews, dan senor back on the show, and actor john o'hurley will be here with two special guests to preview thursday's popular national dog show. up next, mike allen with this morning's politico playbook. but first, bill karins...
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. >>> and is former egyptian leader hosni mubarak clings to life, a power struggle in cairo. who really won the election there? wednesday june 20th, 2012, this is "the daily rundown," i'm luke russert in for chuck todd. >>> president obama wrapped up a meeting with leaders by warning the market should not expect
. >>> and is former egyptian leader hosni mubarak clings to life, a power struggle in cairo. who really won the election there? wednesday june 20th, 2012, this is "the daily rundown," i'm luke russert in for chuck todd. >>> president obama wrapped up a meeting with leaders by warning the market should not expect